Today is the last Friday before Christmas and I'm ready. Presents are wrapped, menu is planned...more or less. I'm looking forward to a rather quiet Christmas and that's OK. We celebrated with family over the Thanksgiving holiday. With the help of the mighty internet, we can wish family a Merry Christmas from here. It seems … Continue reading Christmas is Coming!
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Deck the Halls…and the Walls and the Doors
I think we are finally finished decorating our home for Christmas. Maybe. It depends on what I find this weekend while shopping at Hobby Lobby and At Home. 😉 This is my favorite time of year. Because it's my favorite time of year it will fly by faster than a freight train, and that kinda … Continue reading Deck the Halls…and the Walls and the Doors
Post-Thanksgiving; Pre-Christmas
Greetings! I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving with family and friends! We celebrated the day a week prior because my hubs had to go back out on the road and wouldn't be home for Thanksgiving Day. He invited a buddy, one of his drivers, who was in town for that weekend. We had … Continue reading Post-Thanksgiving; Pre-Christmas
December: A Time for Reflection
I love the month of December. It brings in my most favorite holiday. The weather allows us here in Tennessee to break from the heat and humidity that dominate 80% of the rest of the year. It's also a time to look back on the year and recall the good, the bad, and the ugly. … Continue reading December: A Time for Reflection
Halloween of Yesterday
I'm old enough to write about how Halloween used to be for us when I was younger. It used to be so much more fun than what I see today. To be fair, I think parents are gravitating towards the days of their own youth, and letting their own kids have more fun the way … Continue reading Halloween of Yesterday
I Miss the Old Days
As the holiday season approaches, I find myself thinking back to how it used to be when I was a child. It feels like the older I get, the more I do that. It's not just the holidays that I think of, it's how life was, in general. Things were so much simpler. Of course, … Continue reading I Miss the Old Days
Dipped In Sparkles 